Glen Hansard is an Irish singer-songwriter. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten of the Irish Album Charts. In the 2000s, he was one half of folk rock duo The Swell Season before releasing his debut solo album, Rhythm and Repose, in 2012. His 2015 sophomore album Didn't He Ramble was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
Primarily a musician, he has also acted and written music for film; he appeared in the BAFTA-winning film The Commitments (1991) and, notably, starred in the Irish music drama Once (2007) which earned him a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" with co-writer and co-star MarkƩta IrglovƔ. The film was later adapted into an award-winning-musical theatre production.
Cyrano(2021)as Guard
Hot Press: Uncovered(2014)as Glen Hansard
The Simpsons(1989)as Irish Guy
Once(2006)as Guy
Robin in the Hood(2025)
Come on Up to the House(2019)
The Greatest Busk on Grafton Street(2013)
The Making of 11th Hour(2017)
Through His Eyes(2012)
Flag Day(2021)
The New Theatre(2019)
Shelter me: Apollo House(2018)
The Camino Voyage(2018)
Sing Street(2016)
We Will Sing(2019)
Home(2019)
On the Edge(2001)
A Life Worth Living(2019)
Tin Star(2017)
The Last Man on Earth(2015)
Glen Hansard: Live from New York City(2024)
CBS Saturday Morning(2012)as Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)as Self - Musical Guest
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman(2023)as Self
DittyTV's Eleven(2022)as Self
Reeling in the Years(1999)as Self
